Pharmacy Intern

About the role

To assist Pharmacists in areas of the department, master technical skills and develop professionally.

Responsibilities

• Under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, prepares and distributes medications according to a prescription or physician order.
• Unit Dose – Includes packaging, filling, and distributing medications; prepackages medications for use in unit dose; orders drugs and supplies using PAR stock levels (where available); stocks shelves.
• Delivery – Includes the transportation of medications and supplies from the pharmacy to areas outside the pharmacy. This includes medication cart delivery and floor stock to: cardiac catheter Lab, AMDC (automatic medication dispensing cabinet), scheduled runs, crash carts.
• Understands and is able to communicate with other healthcare professionals using basic medical terminology. This includes understanding brand and generic pharmaceutical names and the hospital formulary system.
• Compounding – Selects bulk pharmaceuticals according to prearranged and pharmacist-approved work sheets and prepares final products for subsequent check by a pharmacist.
• 2–4 year interns: Complete Medication Reconciliation in the ED.
• 3–4 year interns: Complete consults: vancomycin, warfarin.
• IV area – Using aseptic technique, prepares intravenous admixtures and other sterile products (including chemotherapy, if trained), fills syringes, and reconstitutes small volume injectable pharmaceuticals for subsequent check and dispensing by a pharmacist.
• TPN/CVVH order entry – Able to operate BAXA system and Abacus system; verifies all orders with a pharmacist, informs the pharmacist of any medications that do not seem in line with the patient’s condition or previous medications; assures compliance with USP 797 guidelines; assists technicians and pharmacists in processing I.V. orders when needed.
• AMDC and CII safe – Ability to sign in, load, refill, remove, print reports and understand the basic operating procedures for the Automated Dispensing machines and related systems; follows procedures for narcotic inventory in the CII safe.
• Narcotic Control – Able to understand and operate the current technology involved in the record keeping and distribution of controlled substances. This includes the AMDC and related systems.
• Other:
  • Able to operate the pneumatic tube station, including secure send; able to prioritize medications and coordinate their distribution to the floors.
  • Answers telephone, receiving and relaying messages as needed; able to communicate appropriately with other healthcare professionals both within and external to the department of pharmacy.
  • Assists pharmacists where needed.
  • Maintains a safe environment according to policy and procedure; maintains the department in a neat, clean and orderly manner; follows departmental and hospital safety policies and procedures.
  • Maintains equipment according to procedure (e.g., cleans the laminar air flow hood).
  • Potential for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances.

Qualifications

• Education: Enrolled in accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Years of Experience: Pharmacy experience preferred.
• Required Skills and Knowledge:
  • Good communication skills.
• Licenses & Certifications:
  • Registered with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy as an Intern.
  • Must be accepted to an accredited College of Pharmacy School and must obtain intern license from the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy within the first month of starting school.